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Critical Thinking Skills for University Success (Coursera)

Offered by The University of Sydney,

In this course, you will learn how to develop your Critical Thinking Skills to help you achieve success in your university studies. After completing this course, you will be able to: 1. Use critical thinking and argumentation in university contexts to improve academic results ; 2. Understand the importance and function of critical thinking in academic culture ; 3. Use a variety of thinking tools to improve critical thinking ; 4. Identify types of argument, and bias within arguments, in order to better evaluate the strength of arguments; 5. Use evidence to support claims in arguments ; 6. Apply critical thinking and argumentation to real world problems and issues

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Course 3 of 5 in the Academic Skills for University Success Specialization

Syllabus

WEEK 1: Introduction to Critical Thinking in Academic Culture
WEEK 2: Critical Thinking in Academic Contexts
WEEK 3: Logic & Reasoning
WEEK 4: Argumentation
WEEK 5: Demonstrating Critical Thinking
WEEK 6: Summative Assignment

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